Hello All,
I was hoping to glean some insights or advice from some brew fridge users in the group.
I made myself a brew fridge using an old fridge in combination with an inkkbird and tube heater. The brew fridge has successfully maintained the temperature at around 20C for the past two weeks of fermentation, however I'm now encountering problems when attempting to cold crash. I set the inkbird to cool the wort to 4C almost 48 hours ago and the temperature of the wort (~20l) will not go below 12.2C, it has now crept up to 12.6 as the day has gone on.
As far as I can tell, the Fridge seems to be constantly running so I don’t think it’s a thermometer issue, although I've heard of some people bypassing the thermosat?
The temperature probe is reading the temperature of the wort via a probe.
The fridge is at its highest setting and it by touch feels cold
Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you fix it?
Best wishes,
Lewis
I was hoping to glean some insights or advice from some brew fridge users in the group.
I made myself a brew fridge using an old fridge in combination with an inkkbird and tube heater. The brew fridge has successfully maintained the temperature at around 20C for the past two weeks of fermentation, however I'm now encountering problems when attempting to cold crash. I set the inkbird to cool the wort to 4C almost 48 hours ago and the temperature of the wort (~20l) will not go below 12.2C, it has now crept up to 12.6 as the day has gone on.
As far as I can tell, the Fridge seems to be constantly running so I don’t think it’s a thermometer issue, although I've heard of some people bypassing the thermosat?
The temperature probe is reading the temperature of the wort via a probe.
The fridge is at its highest setting and it by touch feels cold
Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you fix it?
Best wishes,
Lewis